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The French Establish Nouvelle Orleans
The French selected this place because it was the highest and dryest spot in the area. They knew there was dangers of floods. -
Levees Are Built to Protect from storms
Constuction of levees began, facing hundreds of years of floods and natural disaster. -
Floods Were Still Troublesome
The remaining floods were a problem for the settlers. The engineers built higher levees to accomodate for the increasing flood levels. -
A Month Long Flood
A month long flood drove many of the poorer Orleanians from their homes. -
Worst Flood Yet
Two topographic engineers described the flood as the most destructive known. An opening in a levee created the most damages. -
A Flood Opens 200 breaches in the Levee
The flood left New Orleans underwater for more than 91 days. -
30 Foot Waves Killed Many
30 foot waves killed over 1,500 in a fishing city south of New Orleans. -
High Flood Water From The Mississippi.
Dangerously rising flood waters increase in the Mississippi threatened to overwhelm New Orleans. A levee was dynamited to try to allow the water to flow out, but 200 died and over 700,000 were left homeless. This act banned the Levees Only Policy. -
Government Removed Wetlands Trapping Flood Waters
The government drained the wetlands keeping flood waters from cities to build new homes. -
Corps Engineers Create Mississippi Out let.
This Outlet lets ship get through easier saving lots of time. -
Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy sidesweeps New Orleans killing dozens and becoming the first storm to cause one billion dollars in damage. -
Worst flood hits
The worst flood since 1727 hits causing millions in damage. -
Hurricane protection
Builders make better hurricane protection including strengthened seawalls and levees. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina hits killing 1,000 people and causing millions in destruction.
